See also: quica, quiça, and quiçà

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Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese quiça, quiçai, from Vulgar Latin qui sapit (who knows), possibly via Old Spanish quiçab. Cognate with Galician and Spanish quizá and Italian chissà.

Doublet of quem sabe.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: qui‧çá

Adverb edit

quiçá

  1. perhaps
    Synonym: talvez